Polymer blends based on the β-modification of polypropylene

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 669-677

  Menyhard A ^a   Varga, J ^a   Liber, A ^a   Belina, G ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

and forms of isotactic polypropylene; nucleating agent; Calorimetry; Crystallisation; Melting; Polarised light microscopy; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Polymer blends; Random propylene copolymer; Syndiotactic polypropylene

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CALORIMETRY; COALESCENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MELTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLTEN MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; POLYAMIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLUBILITY;

Α AND Β FORMS OF ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; Β NUCLEATING AGENTS; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY (PLM); POLY(VINYL-FLUORIDE); RANDOM PROPYLENE COPOLYMERS; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; TRANSCRYSTALLINITY;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 13244286545     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.10.036     Document Type: Article

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